Federal Greens bill to use constitution to give farmers, native title holders and local councils right to say no to coal and gas
The Australian Greens will introduce a bill to the federal Parliament today that exercises constitutional powers to give landholders nationally the right to say no to coal and gas mining on their land.
“It’s a disgrace that landholders still do not have any legal rights to protect their land, water and the climate from coal and gas when the big mining companies come knocking,” Queensland Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens mining spokesperson, said.